Paneer Rolls

Paneer rolls are an Indian street food wraps by stuffing spiced, baked paneer — a type of cottage cheese indigenous to the Indian subcontinent — into soft roti flatbread. The rolls are seasoned with Indian spices and condiments.

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Servings servings

Calories 105kcal

Author Robin Donovan

Ingredients

For the paneer

¼ cup full-fat Greek yogurt
1 garlic clove minced
1- inch piece fresh ginger minced
1 ½ teaspoons curry powder
½ teaspoon garam masala
½ teaspoon chaat masala powder
½ teaspoon kashmiri red chili powder
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice
6 ounces paneer cut into ½-inch by 1 ½-inch sticks

For the salad

2 carrots shredded
1 cup finely shredded cabbage
¼ red onion very thinly sliced
Juice of ½ lemon
1 teaspoon chaat masala
¼ teaspoon Kashmiri chili powder
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
For assembly
6 roti
½ cup Cilantro-Mint Chutney
¼ cup Greek yogurt

Instructions

In a bowl, mix together the marinade ingredients for the cheese—the yogurt, ginger, garlic, curry powder, garam masala, chaat masala, Kashmiri chili powder, salt, and lime juice. Add the cheese and toss to coat. Let stand at room temperature for 15 minutes or so.
Preheat the oven to 425 F.
While the cheese is marinating and the oven is preheating, make the salad. Toss the cabbage, carrots, and onion together with the lemon juice, chaat masala, chili powder, and salt.
Stir together the chutney and ¼ cup yogurt
Arrange the cheese on a foil-lined baking sheet in a single layer. Leave room around the pieces so that they’ll brown nicely. Cook in the oven for about 10 minutes, until browned.
Heat the roti in a skillet, cooking each for a minute or two on each side in a skillet over medium-high heat.
Spread chutney-yogurt mixture onto the roti. To with some of the salad and then a layer of cheese. Roll up, secure with a toothpick if needed, and serve.

Notes

You can make a vegan version by using tofu instead of paneer and using a plant-based yogurt.
If you don’t have roti, you can substitute chapati, paratha, or even flour tortillas.

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